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Memento Mori
Electronic · 2023 · 12 tracks · 50m

Memento Mori

A heavy, electronic meditation on mortality. Dark industrial textures and warm analog synths frame a poignant, duo-led exploration of grief and survival.

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It's the dark, synth-heavy hug you need when you're thinking about the big 'forever' stuff.

A sophisticated, shadow-drenched reflection on loss that finds beauty in the inevitable.

Memento Mori · vs · Depeche Mode
Death Mortality+3.9σ

The writing leans far further into death mortality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 50m
01
My Cosmos Is Mine
5:17
02
Wagging Tongue
3:25
03
Ghosts Again
3:59
04
Don’t Say You Love Me
3:48
05
My Favourite Stranger
3:57
06
Soul With Me
4:15
07
Caroline’s Monkey
4:17
08
Before We Drown
4:05
09
People Are Good
4:24
10
Always You
4:19
11
Never Let Me Go
4:04
12
Speak to Me
4:38
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the distorted industrial hum of 'My Cosmos Is Mine' slowly gives way to a soaring, protective vocal melody.
The transition into the bright, almost bittersweet synth hook of 'Ghosts Again' that feels like a sudden burst of light.
The massive, wall-of-sound orchestral crescendo that swallows the final minute of 'Speak to Me' into static.
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